California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 20km NNE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20km NNE of Pine Valley, CA on Sun, Mar 31, 1985, 6:13 PM PST (02:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 11km NNE of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-01 02:13:18 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.972° N, 116.413° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km N of Aguanga, CA · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.610km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15157 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15157 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15157 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.611km NE of Indio, CA · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.017km NE of Coachella, CA · 15157 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15156 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.98km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15156 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.88km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 15156 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.39km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15156 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 15155 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.66km S of Brawley, CA · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15154 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.92km ESE of Anza, CA · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.77km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15153 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.012km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15153 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15153 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.76km WSW of Anza, CA · 15153 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.613km W of Anza, CA · 15153 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15153 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.726km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15152 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.59km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15152 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.822km E of Julian, CA · 15152 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.85km SW of Alpine, CA · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.818km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15151 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.910km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15151 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.610km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.68km SSE of Brawley, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.92km SSW of Anza, CA · 15150 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.81km ESE of Anza, CA · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.91km SSE of Anza, CA · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.612km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15150 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.421km ESE of Julian, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.82km SE of Anza, CA · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.522km ESE of Julian, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15149 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.912km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 15149 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.011km WSW of Anza, CA · 15148 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.77km NNW of Anza, CA · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.621km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15147 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.612km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15147 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15147 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15146 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 15145 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.921km E of Julian, CA · 15145 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 15144 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.50km S of Anza, CA · 15144 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.310km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15144 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15144 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 15144 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.612km ESE of Anza, CA · 15158 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15158 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.514km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15159 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.625km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.113km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15159 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.94km N of Aguanga, CA · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.322km ESE of Julian, CA · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.34km N of Aguanga, CA · 15160 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.75km N of Aguanga, CA · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.017km S of Salton City, CA · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15160 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.011km WSW of Anza, CA · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.610km NNW of Julian, CA · 15161 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15162 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.010km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 15162 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15162 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.211km WSW of Anza, CA · 15162 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.825km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63548. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.